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RUMP 009EP
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KAYYAK and Kalabrese -- the Zurich Friends -- together on a split 12-inch. "Let Love Find Itself" is the title of this unfolding relationship-drama that KAYYAK tells you about in a thorough tone. While the prominent vocal unleashes the story, the song takes us on a hypnotic journey. Bass and chords tight together while edgy dub sounds play catch and release. Crooner disco sound at its best on this A-side. KAYYAK on lead vocals for the first time on Rumpelmusig. With "You Blow My Mind", Kalabrese catches up with an old remix that he contributed for Tosca. A new interpretation with a fresh drive as he makes way for an elegant and deep dancefloor song.
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RUMP 010EP
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Kalabrese & KAYYAK strike back! A 24-minute trip full of wonderful, powerful and hypnotic music. With the A-side "Dancing In The Dark", Kalabrese rocks a steady beat and focuses on a powerful Juno synth motive. Kala plays with these waves and finds a subtle way to tell his intimate story full of sorrow, tears and hope. Everything sits together perfectly. Kala lets us look deep into his heart and unleashes his musical genius. In 10 minutes the synth waves wash the honest pain on and off shore and as with all Kalabrese songs, you don't really want it to ever end. On the B-Side, KAYYAK takes us into a poetic and lyrical land. A trip through Oceania, soft, clear and full of faith. With this song, KAYYAK creates his first masterpiece. A killer synthesizer hook, a strong bassline and an irresistible groove create the foundation of "Dreaming Place." After just a few moments it becomes clear, that this is a hidden dancefloor burner. The perfect 12" for the sunrise, the sunset and every moment in between.
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RUMP 002-1LP
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2022 repress. Blurring the lines between folk, funk, and wonky slo-mo disco, and shares as much in common with Tom Waits as it does Luke Solomon. Sacha Winkler aka Kalabrese is a curious tastemaker and bold musical force that dares to tread the murky waters between indie and electronica, playfully emphasizing vocals on song-based productions and presenting an album that pushes the limits and portrays dance music in a peculiar and natural way. Inspired by blues, funk, and all those beautiful dancers and tragic heroes of the night, Independent Dancer is laced with curiosity and fever-inducing productions. Following his 2007 debut album Rumpelzirkus (STATT 002CD), a critically-acclaimed project that was followed by performances at infamous festivals like Sónar, Mutek in Montreal, and Transmediale in Berlin, as well as playing nearly every club basement in Europe with his live-project Rumpelorchester, Kalabrese returns with a masterpiece. Sounding like a soundtrack from James Murphy (in fact Kalabrese played back-to-back with the LCD Soundsystem lead man in 2012) and Nicolas Jaar, who featured his epic blues solo "Desperate Man" on his own Resident Advisor podcast, Independent Dancer commences with an almost euphoric and certainly unpretentious spirit. "Purple Rose" steps out downbeat with Sarah Palin, the newest Rumpel discovery, singing an astonishing duet with Kala, an almost country-like creation with ringing bells from the Alps and a hypnotic house beat crashing behind. Kalabrese recruits friend and mentor, A.C. Kupper (who also designed the cover) to sing "Let the Good Times Roll," taking his falsetto voice and overlaying chunky beats and a captivating synth-line, inspiring the urge to dance in only the most sincere way. Independent Dancer varies in tempo and rhythm throughout, from the wonderful airy ballad of "Stone On Your Back" with its cello parts played by Dominik Löhrer and light bossanova rhythm, juxtaposed with "Wanzka," an active, swinging Afro-groove gem with mind-blowing, lyrical brass parts courtesy of Michael Flury and Benjamin Danech. Guest singer Khan from Berlin can be heard on the hypnotic, Arabic-inspired bonus track "Feeling Me" and also on "Desperate Man," on which Rumpel-member Marton di Katz rocks a crazy groove with bass line sensations. Towards the conclusion, Kalabrese extols the Sihl Valley with "Sihltal," a punchy disco tune spiked with melancholy and expressing a soft wish of togetherness. At all times, Independent Dancer orbits the moment, encapsulating where the dancer unites with the music and forgets the rest of the world. "An album bursting with personality, soul and delicious grooves" --MixMag.
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RUMP 008LP
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Double LP version. Includes vinyl only track "Alone In The Studio". Kalabrese, the pleasant Rumpelzampano from Zürich, is back with 11 songs that get under your skin and straight into your hips. The follow-up to Part 1 (RUMP 007CD/LP, 2021) is less pop-structures, more trippy and floating, reminiscent of his debut album Rumpelzirkus (STATT 002CD, 2007) at times and leveling perfectly between head nodding moments, Balearic sounds and massive Kalafunk. The story of the album naturally continues and bears the hallmark of Sacha Winkler who's not getting tired exploring and experimenting with his music. "Kevin und Sandra" is a strong, technoid, rocking yet poetic introduction to the album. Hypnotic driving synths howling over a stoner rock alike drum beat and a fluid rollin' synth-bass. "Springbrunne" is a great "rap without rap" hymn featuring the elegant and relaxed voice of Kayyak. Over a heavy beat he's toastin' about reinventing himself through the splatter of a fountain before Deacon Blues, better known as Seth Troxler, suddenly joins in. The title song of the new album, "Let Love Rumpel" is an ode to the joy of raving together but and the perfect soundtrack for sunrise. "Eight Bars" is massive Rumpelfunk, showing that it doesn't need more than a simple bassline and groove to lean back in the spirit of funk. "Get Up And Try" is the nimble answer towards the exhausting polemic about measures within the pandemic and know-all caprices. A children's choir over a mid-tempo housebeat, a beautiful cello by band buddy Dominik Löhrer and the swingin' trumpet, performed by Rumpeljazzer Benjamin Danech. "Explore Yourself" is a collaboration with the vocal contributions of talented newcomer Palma Ada. "Die Kette feat Zoé Miku" is a powerful and hypnotic mid-tempo Balearic house jam with the contemplative vocals of Zoé Miku. "Healthy Again" features Palma Ada backed up by a wonderful brass section. "Middle Of The Night" is a stripped-back, lyrical segment. Carefully sculpted sounds, smooth and low bass tones and a captivating simple rhythm. "Halftime Blues" is quite the opposite; heavy and slow, a dub without echoes with a slightly dystopic texture to it. With "Don't Loose The Center" featuring Kayyak, Kalabrese is celebrating the Rumpelfunk again -- this time pimped up with a lot of piano and boogie while Kayyak is lifting his voice. Rumpelorchester's bass player Marci Dobozi delivers the magnificent piano.
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RUMP 008CD
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Kalabrese, the pleasant Rumpelzampano from Zürich, is back with 11 songs that get under your skin and straight into your hips. The follow-up to Part 1 (RUMP 007CD/LP, 2021) is less pop-structures, more trippy and floating, reminiscent of his debut album Rumpelzirkus (STATT 002CD, 2007) at times and leveling perfectly between head nodding moments, Balearic sounds and massive Kalafunk. The story of the album naturally continues and bears the hallmark of Sacha Winkler who's not getting tired exploring and experimenting with his music. "Kevin und Sandra" is a strong, technoid, rocking yet poetic introduction to the album. Hypnotic driving synths howling over a stoner rock alike drum beat and a fluid rollin' synth-bass. "Springbrunne" is a great "rap without rap" hymn featuring the elegant and relaxed voice of Kayyak. Over a heavy beat he's toastin' about reinventing himself through the splatter of a fountain before Deacon Blues, better known as Seth Troxler, suddenly joins in. The title song of the new album, "Let Love Rumpel" is an ode to the joy of raving together but and the perfect soundtrack for sunrise. "Eight Bars" is massive Rumpelfunk, showing that it doesn't need more than a simple bassline and groove to lean back in the spirit of funk. "Get Up And Try" is the nimble answer towards the exhausting polemic about measures within the pandemic and know-all caprices. A children's choir over a mid-tempo housebeat, a beautiful cello by band buddy Dominik Löhrer and the swingin' trumpet, performed by Rumpeljazzer Benjamin Danech. "Explore Yourself" is a collaboration with the vocal contributions of talented newcomer Palma Ada. "Die Kette feat Zoé Miku" is a powerful and hypnotic mid-tempo Balearic house jam with the contemplative vocals of Zoé Miku. "Healthy Again" features Palma Ada backed up by a wonderful brass section. "Middle Of The Night" is a stripped-back, lyrical segment. Carefully sculpted sounds, smooth and low bass tones and a captivating simple rhythm. "Halftime Blues" is quite the opposite; heavy and slow, a dub without echoes with a slightly dystopic texture to it. With "Don't Loose The Center" featuring Kayyak, Kalabrese is celebrating the Rumpelfunk again -- this time pimped up with a lot of piano and boogie while Kayyak is lifting his voice. Rumpelorchester's bass player Marci Dobozi delivers the magnificent piano.
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RUMP 007LP
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RUMP 007CD
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Kalabrese lets it rumble. The third album of the Swiss all-round musician is as always relaxed, heartfelt and shows his typical, very own approach to fuse disco, blues and club music wonderfully. Eleven heart songs from the kitchen of the Rumpelmeister for the most longed-for summer in decades. And on top of that; there will be a second part of Let Love Rumpel. "In this difficult time I wanted to create a world together that radiates warmth and confidence. not a head album. No. Simply driving heartfelt songs in the typical Rumpel manner that pick you up directly bluntly, give you the opportunity to close your eyes, to move on a senhnsuchtsvollen bittersweet ground. Thereby very gently nudge your hips and you begin to dance and dream." Let Love Rumpel has become a solidary collective work with a personal touch. Crowdfunded, the Swiss musician work on the album relaxed and with a lot of momentum and his closest friends and outstanding guest musicians get enough space to make themselves audible to be part of a whole. Let Love Rumpel (Part One) have become eleven heart songs: "Pain A Rollin' Away" is the opener and it rolls and grooves forward unflinchingly and deep and clearly hypnotic. In the chorus Kalabrese sings together with his life partner Lara Stoll the mantra "pain a rollin' away, find a deeper sense, don't forget to smile, rock your kitchen floor." No answer can be more positive to a present that has become so complex. As imperfect as Kalabrese's lyrics still are in English, the message and the groove go right to the heart. "Nimm Mini Hand" is a collaborative work with the Rumpelorchester, created in one afternoon. a soft slow sexy groove leads into a song that picks up speed towards the end. Kalabrese has written lyrics about finding one's way in a world that is more and more dominated by tensions and trench warfare and finds a personal way out: if you distance yourself and build your own oasis with friends, you will find peace and calm for new things. Palma Ada doubles Kala in the verses. Tillmann Ostendarp drums the hypnotic off-beat together with Dominik Löhrer's tom-sound. The grumpy guitar chords are provided by Marton Dobozi and the millennial Ace Balint Dobozi has just created the all longed for melody and fun on the Jupiter 6. Also features Lapcat and Mr. Laboso.
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RUMP 006EP
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Kayyak is part of the Hekaya Collective, based in Zurich. They started organizing parties at Club Zukunft, the Homebase of Kalabrese. Kalabrese became friend and mentor and started supporting the young talent Kayyak. And when he came up with two funky song-sketches Kalabrese was thrilled and the collaboration started. The A-side "Make No Time" has a strong Afro-like guitar theme and a driven melodic bassline on top the famous rumpel-groove. A positive happy ride. On the B-side the duo gets deeper and create a fantastic late-night jam. The duo sings "Loose your fear and find your partner, make your way to relaxation" while the groove gets more and more hypnotic, Kalabrese sits on the drums and finds a way of relaxation without losing the focus on the steady beat.
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RUMP 005EP
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Kalabrese is back with another blues. "Rock Your Duby" -- the dub-house track is about missing the lady on the dancefloor. One day she will return; that's the Swiss producer's hope. "Bananenräuber" -- the funky drama of a thief who steals fruit and brings them back to the store. Kalabrese found this lovely story in a black and white Swiss movie Hinter Den Sieben Gleisen (1959). Ripperton takes place on the long side with a hypnotic dark version of "Is This".
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RUMP 004EP
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The long-awaited second album Independent Dancer (RUMP 002CD/LP) by Zurich production master Kalabrese was released in 2013 and a remix EP features interpretations by Matthew Herbert, Acid Pauli, Frank Wiedmann, and Canson. Herbert's version of "Desperate Man" sparks a rolling fire of distorted synthesizers and blazing pads and voices. Acid Pauli's version of "Wanzka" rotates around some synthesizer modules and a groove as dry as dust, while Âme's Frank Wiedemann unrolls the dub on "Stone on Your Back." A Canson remix completes the EP, putting a backing voice in the center of a hypnotic groove.
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RUMP 003EP
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Jimi Jules' "Hello Asshole" comes with a crispy, swinging groove, which sounds like a sweeping breakbeat. A compelling guitar riff appears and together with the voice and a bold synth-line, it lifts you to new heights. Kalabrese's "Kafi Lied" is an ode to coffee-drinking. The voice of Sarah Palin, singer of Rumpelorchester, gives the song energy. The Rumpelorchester guys join in with choir and Kalabrese adds the right groove and his characteristic analog synth pads.
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RUMP 002CD
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Sacha Winkler aka Kalabrese is a curious tastemaker and bold musical force that dares to tread the murky waters between indie and electronica, playfully emphasizing vocals on song-based productions and presenting an album that pushes the limits and portrays dance music in a peculiar and natural way. Inspired by blues, funk, and all those beautiful dancers and tragic heroes of the night, Independent Dancer is laced with curiosity and fever-inducing productions. Following his 2007 debut album Rumpelzirkus (STATT 002CD), a critically-acclaimed project that was followed by performances at infamous festivals like Sónar, Mutek in Montreal, and Transmediale in Berlin, as well as playing nearly every club basement in Europe with his live-project Rumpelorchester, Kalabrese returns with a masterpiece. Sounding like a soundtrack from James Murphy (in fact Kalabrese played back-to-back with the LCD Soundsystem lead man in 2012) and Nicolas Jaar, who featured his epic blues solo "Desperate Man" on his own Resident Advisor podcast, Independent Dancer commences with an almost euphoric and certainly unpretentious spirit. "Purple Rose" steps out downbeat with Sarah Palin, the newest Rumpel discovery, singing an astonishing duet with Kala, an almost country-like creation with ringing bells from the Alps and a hypnotic house beat crashing behind. Kalabrese recruits friend and mentor, A.C. Kupper (who also designed the cover) to sing "Let the Good Times Roll," taking his falsetto voice and overlaying chunky beats and a captivating synth-line, inspiring the urge to dance in only the most sincere way. Independent Dancer varies in tempo and rhythm throughout, from the wonderful airy ballad of "Stone On Your Back" with its cello parts played by Dominik Löhrer and light bossanova rhythm, juxtaposed with "Wanzka," an active, swinging Afro-groove gem with mind-blowing, lyrical brass parts courtesy of Michael Flury and Benjamin Danech. Guest singer Khan from Berlin can be heard on the hypnotic, Arabic-inspired bonus track "Feeling Me" and also on "Desperate Man," on which Rumpel-member Marton di Katz rocks a crazy groove with bass line sensations. Towards the conclusion, Kalabrese extols the Sihl Valley with "Sihltal," a punchy disco tune spiked with melancholy and expressing a soft wish of togetherness. At all times, Independent Dancer orbits the moment, encapsulating where the dancer unites with the music and forgets the rest of the world.
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